Moss Point mural vandalized
A Moss Point Black Lives Matter mural by Mayor Mario King has been vandalized. Mayor King posted video on his Facebook page this morning, showing a white man painting over the art. In his post, Mayor King writes: “As a…
Jackson County
Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR Planned Prescribed Burn
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct prescribed firing operations today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The potential burn site represents a total of 40 acres located just north of Interstate 10 mile markers…
Jackson County School District announces reopening plan for August
The Jackson County School District has released more information on their school reopening plan as students prepare to return to school during the coronavirus outbreak. However, some local parents are still concerned. It’s a summer unlike any other as the…
Food Trend Alert: Loaded Tea
A new food trend is popping up around the Coast. Loaded teas claim to pack a nutritional punch and they have been flooding the timelines of multiple social media platforms on the Coast. Downtown Ocean Springs Nutrition specializes in loaded…
Keeping pets safe during fireworks
Fourth of July is just a few days away. For the employees at Jackson County Animal Shelter that means they are about to see a lot more animals. Shelter employees say the Monday after the Fourth of July is one…
Pascagoula-Gautier School Board approves Aug. 6 opening of schools with protocols in place
The Pascagoula-Gautier School Board of Trustees approved the opening of school for the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 6, 2020 at a special called school board meeting today. Protocols for students and employees were presented to the board. This plan…
Celebrate Fourth of July in Pascagoula in-person or online
As with almost everything in 2020, Fourth of July fireworks might look a bit different this year. In Pascagoula, they are providing multiple ways for their residents to watch the shows. Main Street Pascagoula will be hosting their annual Independence…
Local organizations offer listening booths for open discussion
Saturday afternoon, the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs joined with 100 Women DBA and the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to provide listening booths for open discussions about race and the state of the nation. Designated listeners…
New challenge course and 40-yard dash at West Jackson County Soccer Complex
Earlier today, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors unveiled a new challenge course and 40-yard dash at the West Jackson County Soccer Complex. Both the 40-yard dash and the challenge course which includes seven elements have timing systems to allow…
NAACP asks FBI to revisit Toussaint Diamon Sims case in Moss Point
The Jackson County NAACP announced today that they’ve asked the FBI to revisit and reopen the case of Toussaint Diamon Sims, the man who died in an officer-involved shooting in Moss Point last August. Jackson County NAACP President Curley Clark…
Bringing tourism back to Ocean Springs
Did you know that over 50 percent of the business in Ocean Springs is tourist traffic? So, to help out the small businesses in the community, Ocean Springs will be debuting a new tourism commercial today. The employees over at…
Wildlife Service plans prescribed burn in Gautier
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct prescribed burn today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The potential burn site represents a total of 141 acres located west of Gautier-Vancleave Road across from Westgate Drive…
Mississippi reports 1,092 new cases of COVID-19, shattering record for single-day increase
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 1,092 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 5 new deaths as of Thursday afternoon. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 24,516, with 1,016 deaths. 50 of…
Challenge Course added to soccer complex in Jackson County
Jackson County supervisors on Friday will officially open a new Challenge Course at the West Jackson County Soccer Complex in St. Martin. The ribbon-cutting will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the complex on Yellow Jacket Street in St. Martin.…
CSX to work on MLK Avenue crossing in Ocean Springs next week
CSX Transportation announced Thursday that Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Ocean Springs will be closed for maintenance next week. MLK Avenue will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday and is expected to re-open by 8 a.m. Thursday, July 2, barring…
Upcoming COVID-19 testing events in Jackson County
The number of coronavirus cases is still on the rise. This week, we’ve seen the largest single day jump of confirmed cases in Mississippi. The increase in confirmed coronavirus cases is why local healthcare experts say it is now more…
Advisory council formed for school reopenings
Greyhound nation and Singing River Health System announced a new partnership today to form a game plan on how to best reopen schools in the age of COVID-19. School administrators are tasked this summer with reopening schools in a safe…
Registration open for indoor soccer camp in Pascagoula
If you can’t stand the summer heat, get off the soccer field and play indoors instead! Thanks to the City of Pascagoula and Coach Neil Scott, now kids have that option starting Monday. The annual soccer camp is switching up…
Mississippi breaks single-day record of new COVID-19 cases with 611 statewide
(WXXV) — On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 611 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 11 new deaths. This sets a new record for the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases…
Ocean Springs School District creates “Medical Advisory Council” with SRHS
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — Ocean Springs School District has partnered with local medical leaders from Singing River Health System to form the OSSD Medical Advisory Council for continuing district operations and returning to school in August. OSSD has enlisted…
Black Lives Matter mural painted at Moss Point City Hall
Across the country we have seen Black Lives Matter murals painted on city streets and now here on the Coast. Friday night, Moss Point Mayor Mario King got down on his hands and knees and painted a Black Lives Matter…
U.S. Army Black Daggers honor first responders in Jackson County
Earlier today, the U.S. Army Black Daggers conducted free aerial demonstrations in Pascagoula and Ocean Springs as a salute to first responders and healthcare workers. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team partnered with Singing River Health System…
Moss Point celebrating Juneteenth Saturday
Across the Coast, there are many events on the calendar this weekend. The City of Moss Point is getting ready to host its largest Juneteenth celebration yet on Saturday, a unity march followed by a celebration of black culture in…
Ocean Springs residents gather to discuss unity and healing
Members of the Ocean Springs community came together this evening for discussions on racial inequality. Ocean Springs residents from all walks of life gathered and marched to discuss important issues in the wake of recent events. Event Organizer Elizabeth Feder-Hosey…